if I may, I know Azoun IV has nobels he trusts quite implicitly: Wyvernspur, for example. How does he pick them? In this case Wyvernspur maybe a less good example since that’s a trust running far back.
But even among the oldest houses some do
1/2 Possess & readily espouse the deepest faith in & love for the Orbarskyrs. Does he ever take these into close confidence either openly or in secret and what, pray, is his manner of doing so? Given A4 I suppose “whim” isn’t off the table for how they’re selected🧐
Thanks 2/2— 🌈Jaye🦄Em🌹Edgecliff🏳️🌈 (@jayeedgecliff) August 24, 2020
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Heh. Well, Azoun has his spies, as well as Vangerdahast and the “official” spies (plus the War Wizards) to gather intel for him. This includes the “house wizards” assigned to all ‘local lords’ (settlement rulers) in the realm.
Queen Fee has her own spies, plus an.. 2)
…intel-sharing agreement with the Harpers. And Alusair from time to time informs her father of what she sees and hears while riding with the young nobles she hunts, patrols, and adventures with. So Azoun has not just his own experiences with what nobles do…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 24, 2020
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…(not just say), he has all of this additional information about how nobles behave when they KNOW the King is far away. And Vangey trusts NO one, so Azoun can trust in his preparations. Later, under Caladnei, he had to be more careful to account for the fact… 4)
…that she, unlike Vangey, hadn't know most of these nobles since before they were born.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 24, 2020